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7th Invitational Writing Institute
Selection procedure
1. Applicants are to fill in the form provided and hand it in to the address indicated on the form, by not later than Wednesday 30 th May 2007 at noon . 2. A copy of the form is available from all schools and from the FES . 3. Teachers and instructors in state and non-state primary and secondary schools may apply. All applications need to be endorsed by the Head of School. Other applications may be accepted with the approval of the Director Curriculum Management in agreement with the FES . 4. The application form needs to be filled in English. 5. Applicants need to be fluent in Maltese and English. 6. Selection will be made by the MWP and the Education Division on the basis of replies in the submitted forms and if necessary on an interview. 7. Priority will be given to experienced teachers of exemplary practices, who could be very good disseminators in the school community. 8. All applicants will be notified whether they have been selected or not by Tuesday 12 th June 2007 .
Institute Modalities
1. The Seventh Invitational Writing Institute (7 th IWI) is being organised by the Malta Writing Programme within the Foundation for Educational Services. The 7 th IWI is being organised with the support of the Education Division. 2. The 7 th IWI will be held at the National Curriculum Centre (NCC) Hamrun. 3. Selected applicants will be required to attend a preliminary evening meeting. More details will be sent later on. Selected applicants who do not attend this meeting will not be able to participate in the Writing Institutes, and will be replaced by other applicants. 4. The 7 th IWI shall run as follows:
Week 1 : Wednesday 27th – Friday 29th June 2007 Full 2-day participation Week 2 : Monday 2nd – Friday 6th July 2007 Full 5-day participation Week 3 : Monday 9th – Friday 13th July 2007 Full 5-day participation Week 4 : Monday 16th – Friday 20th July 2007 Full 5-day participation Week 5 : Monday 23rd – Wednesday 25th July 2007 Full 3-day participation All days start at 8.30a.m. and end at 1.00p.m.
5. Participants will be required to do some background reading before and during the Institutes, as directed by the MWP. 6. Participation in the 7 th IWI is fully subsidized by the Curriculum Department within the Education Division and the Foundation for Educational Services. Participants will be provided with the relevant reading material and resources, and will be able to make use of a specialised lending library. 7. Participants who, for whatever reason, do not attend all sessions of the 7 th IWI will receive confirmation of their attendance but will not be eligible for the Certificate of Attendance. 8. The 7 th IWI will end with a graduation for Institute participants and administrators of their respective schools. The highlight of the graduation will be a reading of selected writings by the participants themselves. 9. Successful 7 th IWI participants will receive certification from MWP. They will be able to :
• apply Writing Institute methodology in their classrooms
• pass on their knowledge and skills to their fellow teachers in their schools
• keep reading material and resources distributed as part of the Writing Institute
• have privileged access to writing process resources and on-going technical support
• participate voluntarily in the Writing Teachers' Circle. The Writing Teachers' Circle will be organised by the MWP as a follow-up, and will hold regular evening meetings throughout the year.
10. Successful 7 th IWI participants will be expected to:
• apply Writing Institute methodology in their classrooms
• pass on their knowledge and skills to their fellow teachers in their schools and will be able to call on the Institute Secretariat for assistance in this respect.
• participate in one follow-up session organised by the MWP in November 2007.
• In addition, they will be encouraged to facilitate follow-up data collection by the MWP.
April 20 th , 2007